Method of winding coils for dynamo-electric armatures



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J. B. BLOOD. 7 METHOD OF WINDING GOILS FOR DYNAMO ELECTRIC ARMATURES.No. 503,449. Patented Aug. 15, 1893.

WITNEEEEEI- gum AMI c It UNITED STATES JOHN B. BLOOD, OF LYNN, ASSIGNORTO THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

METHOD OF WINDING COILS FOR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC ARMATURES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,449, dated August15, 1893,

Application filed Aprill 1893. Serial No 470,934, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. BLooD, acitizen of the United States,residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts,have made certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of WindingCoils for Dynamo-Electric Armatures, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to the winding of coils for dynamo electricarmatures and has for its object to wind such coils expeditiously,accurately and economically. To this end I have devised an improvedmethod of winding, which consists of winding the coil upon a form andthen distorting its shape as more fully pointed out hereinafter.

In the drawings hereunto annexed and hereby made a part of thisspecification, Figures 1, 3, 5, and 7 are front elevations of the coilsin the different stages of my process of winding. Figs. 2, 4, 6 and 8are end elevations of the coils as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 7respectively.

The coil, as seen in Fig. 1, is wound upon a collapsible former oftrapezoidal shape, is then removed from the form and the two parallelsides of the trapezoid a, b are brought together by bending the longerside as shown in Fig. 3. The two ends are then brought to a right anglewith the parallel sides a, b as shown in Fig. 5. The coil is then openedout into two incomplete rectangles lying in different planes, as shownin Figs. 7 and 8, and may then be applied to an armature in well-knownways.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

The method of forming coils for dynamo electric armatures,which consistsin winding the coil upon a trapezoidal form,then removing it therefrom,then bringing its parallel sides together, then bringing its ends to anapproximate right angle with such parallel sides, and then opening thecoil to form two incompleterectangleslyingindiiterentplanes,substantially as described and set forth herein.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of April,1893.

JOHN B. BLOOD.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. GIBBONEY, BENJAMIN B. HULL.

